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Lemon and Avocado Giant Selects Compac to Deliver New Pack LineAUCKLAND, New Zealand --(Business Wire)-- Global produce sorting specialist Compac Sorting Equipment wins the contract to manufacture the new pack line solution for Limoneira Company, one of the largest growers of lemons and avocados in the United States. Limoneira required a pack line that was expandable, flexible and gentle on produce. The line required leading-edge engineering of multiple sorting systems to meet the rigorous quality selection standards of fruit for both export and domestic markets. Limoneira turned to Compac with their proven track record in the Californian citrus market, to develop and manufacture the best solution to answer their project brief. "After more than a year of research and visiting citrus and stone fruit houses in California, Argentina and Mexico, Compac's sorting solutions stood out as the best choice for Limoneira," said Stewart Lockwood, Director of Packing, Lemon Operations at Limoneira. "They offer the ideal combination of cutting-edge technology, superb manufacturing quality, excellent service and technical support and non-stop research and development. We carefully studied, tested and compared the optical graders and sorters of six different vendors and I truly believe that Compac's blemish-detection technology is at least a generation ahead of everyone else." Compac's line features advanced InVision software, which has set the benchmark for vision technology. InVision uses digital cameras to scan produce, taking up to 30 images of every piece as it passes along the line. InVision then builds a complete 3D model which assigns it to the correct packing destination. "InVision is built on a philosophy which balances ease of use with power and flexibility. It is this philosophy that has allowed our euipment to outperform all other solutions on the market," says Ken Moynihan, Vision Systems Program Manager for Compac. Freezing temperatures during the citrus season can result in a large amount of damaged crop. InVision software enables density sorting, even on irregular and flat shaped produce, easily detecting frozen fruit and ensuring packing consistency. "Our goal was to make our new pack line faster and gentler than our current line," added Lockwood. "InVision's ability to grade fruit quickly without sacrificing accuracy is very impressive. When you are sending your citrus on a 10 to 30 day boat ride to overseas customers, gentle handling makes a big difference." Logos: http://compac.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/20914/Compac_R.png http://compac.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/20914/Compac_(small).jpg Links to images: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/compac/20914/avocado_mls_6L.JPG https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/compac/20914/avocado_mls_8L.JPG https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/compac/20914/lemons.jpg http://compac.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/20914/IMG_1067.jpg |
